Hair-waving device



p 1929; A. J. RUSAK 1,727,218

HAIR WAVING DEV ICE Filed Nov 8 1928 INVENTOR WITNESSES I {g (ZR/Mk 52 a; W Q I ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

ALEXANDER J. RUSAK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HAIR-WAVING DEVICE.

Application filed November 8, 1928. Serial No. 318,052.

This invention relates, to a hair waving de vice for producing water or plain waves in the hair.

The principalobject of, the invention is the provision of a device of improved construction designed to conform to the head of the user, and adapted to be engaged with the hair to form a wave therein; the device being so constructed, that when a number of them are engaged with the hair side by side, uniform and continuous waves will be formed with the desired eflect.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will appear 5 when the following specification is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a view of a device embodying the features of the present invention, the device being shown open.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the device shown closed.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the several views of the drawing, it will be apparent that the device comprises a pair of cooperating waving members 10 and 11 operatively connected together. The member 10 is made preferably of metal, and is of channel or trough-like formation throughout its length, and is longitudinally curved or arcuate. The opposite sides 12 of the member 10 each has corrugations or crimps 13. Each of the sides 12 has an outwardly curved flange or edge 14 extending the entire length of the side. The waving member 10 also has openings 15 to allow a free circulation of air through the hair. The said waving member 10 also has end portions 6 and 16 respectively, and intermediate portions 17 connected with the sides 12. The waving member 11 is in the form of a wire longitudinally curved or arcuate, and is crinkled or of waved construction, as indicated at 18. One end of the member 11 is pivotally connected with the end portion 6 of the member 10, and this is accomplished in the present instance by pro viding a hole in the end portion 6 which receives an eye 19 formed on the member 11. The member 11 is thus mounted for movement into and out of the member 10. The free end of the member 11 is engageable with means in the form of a small hook 20 on the inside of the end portion 16 for the purpose of securing said members in clamping engagement with the hair.

It is well known that waves may be formed in the hair by first moistening the hair, and then subjecting the hair to a waving device and permitting the device to remain engaged with the hair until it dries. This will produce What is known as a water or plain wave. It is to be understood that several of the de-' vices of the type disclosed will be engaged with the hair side by side to produce the waves in the hair. Each device will be engaged with the hair by bringing the members 10 and 11 into clamping engagement therewith. The device will be retained in place by the engagement of the free end of the member 11 with the hook 20. The corrugations 18 of the sides 12 of the member 10, together with the waves 18 of the member 11 will cooperate to hold the hair evenly distributed and to prevent it from sliding endwise along the members, when the device is engaged with the hair. The provision of the outwardly curved flanges 14 will cooperate with similar flanges on adjacent devices to produce a reverse wave in continuation with that produced by one device considered in its entirety. It will therefore be understood that the device of the present invention is well adapted for forming uniform and continuous waves in the hair with the desired effect.

I claim:

1. A hair waving device comprising a pair of cooperating waving members, one of said members being of channel formation throughout, and the opposite sides having outwardly curved flanges or edges respectively, the other waving member being in the form of a crinkled wire, one end of the wire member being pivotally connected with one end of the channel member to enable the movement of the former into and out of the latter, and the free end of the wire member being engageablewith means on the free end of the channel member, for securing said Lnembers in clamping engagement with the air.

2. A hair waving device comprising a pair of cooperating waving members consisting of a longitudinally curved channel member and a longitudinally curved and crinkled wire member, the channel member having openings therein, and the opposite sides having outwardly curved longitudinal flanges respectively one end of the wire member being pivotally connected with one end of the channel member, to enable the movement of the former into and out of the latter, the free end of the wire member being engageable with means on the free end of the channel member, for securing the members in clamping engagement with the hair.

'3. A hair wavingdevice comprising a pair of cooperating waving members consisting of a longitudinally curved channel member and a longitudinally curved and crinkled wire member, the channel member having openings therein, and the opposite sides having outwardly curved longitudinal flanges respectively,'one end of the wire member being pivotally connected with one end of the channel member, to enable the movement of the former into and out of the latter, thefree end of the wire member being engageable with means on the free end of the channel member, for securing the members in clamping engagement with the hair, the sides of the channel member having corrugations, and said corrugations and the crinkled wire serving to hold the hair evenly distributed.

ALEXANDER J. RU sAKf 

